Spain

The ‘High Altitude Garnacha Tintorera’ from Bodegas Piqueras comes from the A ripe red cherries, raspberries, crushed boysenberries, red plums and a touch of vanilla spice on the nose. Medium-bodied and deep in colour with well-integrated fine juicy tannins, persistent and soft on the palate with a silky fruit-forward finish.

Cakey cherry and plum fruit with lashings of soft, vanilla oak and fresh acidity. A great value Reserva from an excellent vintage.

This is a really lovely wine from the Binissalem DO. A cracking blend of local Manto Negro with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. A fragrant red fruit nose with a fruit cake palate.

Bodegas Urbina is located in Cuzcorrita de Rio Tiron, an area of Rioja Alta known for its long lived wines. 95% Tempranillo with Graciano and Mazuelo with 12 months in oak and 6 months in bottle. A really classic Crianza with many layers of fine, aromatic fruit.

From the hot Rioja Baja but at 700m altitude, a blend of Tempranillo and Graciano with 24 months in wood. A rich, muscular wine with deep, satisfying fruit.

Produced in the foothils of the Moncayo mountains, 100% Garnacha of brilliant value. A rich palate of blackberry fruit, with strawberry and vanilla character, style and deliciousness.

Ultra-modern and stylish Spanish wine, from a 15 hectare estate of 40-year-old Tempranillo vines.

Bodega Tobelos is located in Brinas in Rioja Alta and has 3ha of vineyards and a purpose built winery. This crianza is 100% Tempranillo with 12 months in oak and 12 in bottle. Fragrant, spicy nose with many layers of deep, proper Rioja fruit and wood.

Made from 100% old vine Tempranillo from the high altitude Rioja Alavesa creating a wine with style and finesse. A deep plum and black fruit palate, accompanied by toasty oak and a black cherry, clove and cinnamon bouquet. A wine with great aging potential.

The wine is deep and moody yet captures a brightness and elegance remarkable for such a powerful wine. Sweet mulberry fruit is surrounded by herbal notes of thyme and fennel and underpinned with a hint of vanilla. Very ripe, fine tannins allow the sweet, juicy fruit to dominate but be balanced by the seriousness of leather, tobacco and coffee notes.